The Worship of God Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

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In Unity We Lift Our Song

Text: Ken Medema, Copyright © 1984, Briar Patch Music

Music: Martin Luther, Public Domain

We Are Travelers on a Journey

Text: Richard Gillard, Copyright © 1977, Scripture in Song/Maranantha!

Music: The Sacred Harp, 1844, harm. Benjamin Briggs

Copyright © 2010, Celebrating Grace

Christ Has Broken Down the Walls

Text & Music: Mark Miller

Copyright © 2011 Choristers Guild

All rights reserved, Reprinted under OneLicense.net A-722998

Deacon Recommendations

In October, the church will elect six (6) deacons to serve a three (3) year term, and two (2) Deacons to serve a one (1) year unexpired term. They will take office in November.

By-Laws Provisions Article VIII, 3) "No one shall be eligible for election to the Board of Deacons unless such person has been a member of this Church for at least one (1) year prior to his or her election. Upon completion of a term on the Board of Deacons, no one shall be eligible for re-election to the Board of Deacons until the expiration of one (1) year, provided that this restriction shall not be applicable to any Deacon who has been elected to fill the unexpired term of another Deacon and who has served less than one year of such unexpired term. In order that there not be a conflict of interest (or the appearance of a conflict of interest), no member of the Board of Deacons shall also be a full-time or permanent part-time paid member of the staff of this Church. Only one member of an immediate family of the same household shall be elected to serve on the active board of deacons at the same time. Immediate family includes spouse, domestic partner, child, parent or sibling.

Listed below is the active Board of Deacons. The dates indicate when they will rotate off the Board. *Resigned or moved to reserve status.

November 2020 November 2021 November 2022 Ray Cox Margaret Darden Terry Berrier Melanie Ferguson Jeff Hammett* Alan Greider Paulette Harrison Karen Miller Blake Miller Harry Hunter Charlotte Sewell Sarah Fuller Phillips Cathy Webb Karen Simmons Cathy Walling Garey Wisdom Dennis Turnbull* Amy Ward-Meier ______________________________________________________________________

Please consider carefully and prayerfully your recommendations for deacons. Use the spaces below to suggest to the Member Resource Committee your recommendations for deacons.

Your Deacon Recommendations

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Nominations are due in the church office by noon on Friday, August 28th. If you have any questions regarding the recommendation of deacon, please contact either Charlotte Sewell (214-533-7326) or Paulette Harrison (214-577-8058).

Qualifications and Characteristics of a Deacon

When accepting a call to serve as a deacon, the person is accepting a call from the

congregation and from God. And so, a deacon is ordained because the ordination of

deacons indicates that those serving in this capacity should be believers who are Christ-

like, mature in faith, and exercise their office with prayer, patience, trust, and humility.

Additionally, serving as a deacon puts that person in a leadership role within the

congregation, one that should be modeled as that of a servant. The heart of a deacon’s

calling is to “lead by serving others” in the church and community, as well as to “lead by

equipping church members” to serve in the ongoing ministries of the church.

As a believer in God as revealed through the life and works of Jesus Christ, the deacon

must care about the members of Royal Lane, be committed to and support the work of

the ministries of the church, and appreciate and embrace the diversity of the

congregation. This is achieved through careful listening, a humble attitude, and fervent

prayer.

Duties and Responsibilities of a Deacon • Accepts a 3-year commitment to serve on the Board of Deacons

• Faithfully attends each in person or virtual monthly deacons meeting and participates in discussions honestly and with openness to differing opinions

• Supports Royal Lane financially through pledging and regular giving

• Conscientiously fulfills her/his Deacon of the Week duties (on the assigned week): 1. Greeting visitors in the narthex following worship 2. Attend Wednesday evening Midweek Meeting and offering a prayer 3. Contacting visitors by phone, card, or email to answer any questions

they may have about Royal Lane

• Leads a Deacon Ministry Group (DMG) consisting of a small group of congregation members: 1. Regularly check in with assigned DMG through text, email, phone call,

or note. 2. Let the DMG know of upcoming church events and activities

• Prays for the members of the DMG and shares needs with church staff

• Assists with the introduction and engagement of new members into the life and ministries of Royal Lane

• Actively participates as a member of at least one church committee

• Assists the pastor with the preparation and administration of the church ordinances: communion and baptism

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The Scripture this morning is Romans 12:1-8 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect. 3For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, 5so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. 6We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; 7ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; 8the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness. (NRSV) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holy Wisdom, Holy Word…Thanks be to God.

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